A forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang he keeps his word Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Saleslady (1938) Arthur Greville Collins, Anne Nagel, Weldon Heyburn, Harry Davenport, Romance, Comedy, Drama
Department store employees Mary Dakin and Bob Spencer are married, with Bob not knowing Mary is the granddaughter of millionaire mattress-king Miles Cannon. Read More »
Illicit (1931) Archie Mayo, Barbara Stanwyck, James Rennie, Ricardo Cortez, Drama, Romance
Ann, a young lady of scandalously “advanced” ideas, has been living in near-sin with blueblood lover Dick, due to her conviction that marriage will destroy their love. Read More »
Let’s Try Again (1934) Worthington Miner, Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Helen Vinson, Drama
A husband and wife find themselves attracted to others and decide to dissolve their 10-year marriage. Read More »
Skippy (1931) Norman Taurog, Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green, Family, Drama, Comedy
Precocious adolescent Skippy Skinner spends most of his time trying to get around doing those things that his parents want him to do (like brush his teeth) Read More »
Wednesday’s Child (1934) John S. Robertson, Karen Morley, Edward Arnold, Frankie Thomas, Drama
Ten-year-old Bobby and a group of friends see Bobby’s mother kissing a man not her husband. Read More »
Queen Christina (1933) Rouben Mamoulian, Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Queen Christina of Sweden is a dominant European ruler in the 17th century, and has never thought of romance. Read More »
Private Lives (1931) Sidney Franklin, Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Reginald Denny, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Elyot and Sibyl are being married in a big church ceremony. Amanda and Victor are being married by a French Justice of the Peace. Read More »
Below the Sea (1933) Albert S. Rogell, Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray, Frederick Vogeding, Adventure, Romance
After a German U-boat is sunk near the end of World War I, it’s captain, the only living member of the crew 15 years later, plots to retrieve the gold bullion that went down with the boat. Read More »
The Lost Patrol (1934) John Ford, Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford, Adventure, War
A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotomian desert when their commanding officer, the only one who knows their destination is killed by the bullet of unseen bandits. Read More »